Gov. Dayton’s budget and tax proposals are expected to be released this morning. They’ll likely dominate the political discussion on a busy legislative day at the Minnesota Capitol. MPR News will live blog on the proposals when they’re released.

Key Dayton advisers suggest the governor’s plan, likely to include some higher taxes, will mark a cultural change in Minnesota government. But it’s also an agenda that could put him in a politically dicey position.

“DFL delegates endorsed Joanne Dorsher for the House District 14A special election at a convention that was closed to the public and press.” Her campaign manager, worried about a ‘Republican tracker,’ said he decided to close the meeting.